Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवमाराध्यतस्तत्र गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः । पूजापरस्य सा देवी तस्य तुष्टिं ततो गता

Transliteration

evamārādhyatastatra gandhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | pūjāparasya sā devī tasya tuṣṭiṃ tato gatā

Translation

یوں وہ وہاں خوشبوؤں، پھولوں اور لیپوں سے اس کی آرادھنا کرتا رہا؛ اسے سراپا پوجا میں منہمک دیکھ کر وہ دیوی اس پر راضی ہو گئی۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• आराध्यतः: while he was worshipping / of the worshipper
• आराध्यतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√राध् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present middle participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of/while (he) worships’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः: with perfumes, flowers, and unguents
• गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधनवाचक

• पूजापरस्य: of the one devoted to worship
• पूजापरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूजायाः परः)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction/pleasure
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (ablatival/temporal adverb)

• गता: went/attained
• गता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a shrine or at an open-air altar, the king offers fragrant paste and garlands; the Goddess’s presence is suggested by a radiant icon or subtle epiphany; attendants hold trays of flowers and incense.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple offerings done with steady devotion in a sacred place draw the Goddess’s immediate pleasure and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship occurs “there” in the same praised Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra of this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and anulepana (unguents) as part of Devī-pūjā.